Building construction



Dec 131, i923. KAWA-El M. SAMAHA v BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 5, 1922 gnwawio'o 8 Mamaw Sam/mm Ill) MANSOUR SAIVEAHA, OF \VASHINGTOIT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 5, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Mansoon SAMAHA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in building construction, one object of the invention being the provision of a novel arrangement and shape of building, whereby the heat of the sun is utilized to provide a warm outdoor space during the fall and winter and early spring and whereby the same is maintained cool during the remainder of the year.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a building substatially U- shaped in plan, the court yard and wings of which face directly south with the connecting portion at the rear so arrz'inged as to be partially opened so as to provide a ventilating space through the court yard and such opening through the summer or warm months, there being provided means for closing this during the cooler months, as well as a partition for bridging the terminals of the U for a short distance above the court yard, whereby the ground currents are prevented from enterin the court yard. By this means the fuLest utilization of the heat of the sun is provided to provide a warm court yard in the colder months and a cool court yard in the warmer months.

This building is especially desirable for hotels, hospitals, seminaries, apartment houses, sanitariums, mansions, dormitories and club houses.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a type of building embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top'plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3--3 of FigureQ.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the complete building which is provided with the center portion 6, and the two wings 7, to provide a court yard 8, the building being substantially U-shaped in plan, with the open portion or court yard facing directly south, as indicated by the compass 9, diagrammatically shown in the court yard in Figure 2.

There is disposed at the open portion of the court yard 8, substantially in line with the front walls of the wings 7, a partition the Serial No. 605,013.

10, which is normally closed in cold weather by any type of door 11, here shown as swing ing doors but which may be revolving doors or removable sections, being preferably transparent or glass so that the court yard is observable from the exterior and also those from the inside can see out. This partition 10 is approximately one story high, more or less, as may be desired and as will be best ascertained by the area of the court yard 8, as the greater the depth and width of the court yard, the higher the partition.

In practise it is thought that the wings should be not wider than the connection por tion 6 of the building, while in this connecting portion are provided open portions 12 arranged in the form of balconies 13, one to each floor, to be closed by doors or windows 14 when the partition 10 is in use. In some cases these doors may only extend from two to five stories according to the heighth of the building, in which case the area for the air outlet in summer or when the partition 10 is not used, or the doors thereof are open, will be ascertained by the heighth of the building and width of the court yard. Any form of door for the balconies may be employed and where desired there may be no balconies but an open space at the back to be closed in the colder months.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that a building constructed according to this idea will produce a court yard 8 which will be cool in the summer due to the portion 10 being open and the doors or window-s 14 open, permitting the air from the south to pass through the court yard, and out through the open spaces at the rear, while in the colder months when the doors of the partition 10 are closed and the windows 14: are closed, the air between wings will be heated by the sun and as the ground currents are prevented from passing, the air is substantially trapped between the partition 10 and wings and rear portion of the building so that the temperature will rise and thus in the very cold weather produce a summer heat, which makes it comfortable for persons to sit out in the open, not as in a sun parlor where it is encased and where the air becomes stuffy and laden with carbon dioxide gas but where the air is: charged' with sufficient. oxygen and ozone to be beneficial.

It will thus be seen that a building of this type is especially designed for use at sea side resorts where a winter resort maybe eonverted toan all weather resort, or 111 use in connection ith dormitories, sanitar iums,

hotels, and hospitals, providing a wonderful open air space for the patients in the court yard during fair days in cold Weather.

What I claim as new is 1. A substantially ei-shaped building, the open court yard of which between the wings thereof faces directly south, the connecting portion of the building being provided with openings therethrough whereby a current of air is permitted to pass through the court yard, means for closing said openings to check the flow of air, and a partition enclosing the court yard substantially in alignment with the outer face of the terminals of the wings of the building, said partition being of a lesser heighth than that of the building 2. Aisubstantially U-shaped building, the wings of which are substantially the same Width as the connecting portion and providing a court yard facing directly south, a portion of the connecting part of the building being provided with openings leading to the court yard so that a free passage of air may be had from north to south, or vice versa, closures for the openings thereof, and a transparent partition extending across the opposite end of he court yard for approximately one story of the building to prevent ground currents in the court yard.

3. A substantially U-shaped building, the wings of which are substantially the same Width as the connecting portion and proriding a court yard facing directly south, a portion of the connecting part of the building being provided with openings leading to the court yard so that a free passage of air may be had from north to south, or vice versa, closures for the openings thereof, and a transparent partition extending across the opposite end of the court yard for approximately one story of the building to prevent ground currents in the court yard, said partition being made substantially of glass whereby the sun is permitted to shine therethrough as well as in the court yard.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MANSOUR SAMAHA. 

